A few dozen people representing various unions, churches, Cakalak Thunder drum corps and other community members rallied at Greensboro's government center yesterday under the banner "Defend the Dream" beginning at 4:30 p.m. Marking the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, the protest was organized by Jobs with Justice to support the rights of North Carolina state employees and workers in Wisconsin and other states who are "under attack."
Speakers included representatives from the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, the Greensboro Pulpit Forum, NC Labor Against the War and Jobs with Justice. The overall theme was the importance of solidarity and working together to protect all workers from threats to their rights from government budget cuts.
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